Friends Make Every Day Special

Hi bloggers!  Don't they just!  As the sentiments says!  I had this craving to use red in some way that I normally don't so I decided to pare it with tan and white and I really like the way they balance each other!  I started by embossing my coconut white card using the Whimsical Flora embossibility folder.  I extended the pattern even though t doesn't line up exactly, but it is quite busy so it doesn't show the join area very much.  I matted it on red for balance.  Next I started on my focal element using the Radiant Rectangle die set.  I cut the largest piece out of red card as a base.  I cut the next piece out of tan card and used the two largest dies in the set to get the decorative edge.  I matted this onto my red piece so it showed through and glued them together.  I cut the next layer in red using the smaller rectangle and the next die down in the set.  This gave me a red frame.  I used the decorative oval in the set to cut a tan piece which I sandwiched back into the red frame as it was the same die that I used to create the inner shape on the frame.  I cut a bottom mat piece out of white card and glued all the pieces to it so that the white could be seen through the decorative edges.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with the oval and the next die down in the set.  I cut an oval out of red card and used it to mat behind the sentiment piece.  I mounted this with foam in the centre of my larger die cut pieces to complete my focal element.  I added a messy bow tied out of lipstick red seam binding and some natural jute.  I finished my bow with stick pins and a red Dazzler.  Flatback pearls were added to the corners of the die cuts and the card for embellishments.  A double mat of coconut white card was added to finish the card with a pierced inner mat.  Finished dimensions are 6 1/2" x 8 1//2" in size.